Wizard: Start consuming attributes from the equipment slot.

Chapter 8 Alchemy Genius Lv1

Following Nina, Viktor moved the large worktable from the warehouse to a corner of the laboratory building, finally giving him his own workplace.

But before he could even try, Nina had already told him to start learning the basics of alchemy for the day.

Viktor glanced at the progress of absorbing equipment in his inventory. He estimated that it would take about two more hours to completely absorb the healing potion. However, he was too embarrassed to ask Nina to postpone the time, so he obediently began to listen to the lecture.

However, Viktor soon discovered that while his senior might not be a good teacher, she was definitely a smart person.

Because what she taught Viktor was basically based on her own experience, and was purely a method for solving problems.

As for the underlying principles of the problem, and how to see through the problem to its essence... that's something she herself didn't understand.

In short, after Nina poured out everything she knew to Viktor, the two-hour lesson passed even faster than expected... because Nina was only sharing practical information, and it really required full concentration to remember it all.

Fortunately, Viktor had a good memory. He wrote down everything Nina said when she asked him questions, and after receiving her positive affirmation, Viktor was given his own free time.

But that doesn't mean he can relax now.

He had also signed up for the college's guidance course, so he took advantage of this time to attend today's guidance class.

However, before that, the healing potion on his body finally met the conditions for being absorbed, which also meant that he could now equip a second item.

Given their current situation, Viktor undoubtedly chose the book "Introduction to Alchemy".

[Equipable item detected: Introduction to Alchemy]

[Equipping this item grants the following attribute: Alchemy Genius lv1 — Increases alchemy learning efficiency by 200%, and has a small chance of triggering alchemy inspiration.]

[Requirement for absorbing equipment: Copy the introductory book of alchemy twenty times]

[Select equipment?]

"yes!"

[Equipment successful, attribute activated]

Viktor glanced at his attribute panel and saw that his mental attribute had increased by 0.1 to 2.4. This was probably due to the positive effects of the fusion of his two souls, which had temporarily enhanced his soul strength and thus reflected in his mental strength.

However, it is estimated that the effect will not last long. After meditating for a few days, the advantage brought by the strength of the soul will weaken and return to the normal rate of improvement, so there is no need to be too happy.

Now, what he's more concerned about is how much this new attribute will help him after he equips the new items.

He didn't need to figure out how to test this himself, because he immediately walked to the bottom of the Star Tower.

Soon, Viktor followed the directions and entered a study room. The familiar, cold voice of Starheart rang out, beginning to explain the principles of alchemy from the very basics...

......

It must be said that Nina's alchemy skills seem to be quite poor.

Of course, it's also possible that after activating the "Alchemy Genius lv1" entry, Viktor suddenly became an alchemy genius, making the explanations of the Tower of Stars seem so simple and easy to understand.

To put it simply, the essence of alchemy is the unique changes that occur when magic comes into contact with various magical materials, and alchemy is the method and means of sorting out and mastering these unique changes.

The difficulty of alchemy lies in how to clarify these changes, how to understand these changes, and how to master these changes.

In addition to these requirements, other conditions also need to be met... such as the precision of manipulating magic, the strength of the mind, the ability to control changes in magic, etc. Therefore, the difficulty of alchemy is from the inside out.

This is the fundamental reason why, even though every wizard studies alchemy, the number of people who become alchemy masters is still not very large.

But at this moment, Viktor, as an "alchemy genius," was somewhat eager to try it out.

Unfortunately, there are really no conditions for taking action at this moment.

After the instruction session, Victor returned to the laboratory building, where Nina was maintaining and repairing the alchemical golem parts that had been removed earlier.

Viktor went over and watched for a while, then asked curiously:

"Senior, if I understand correctly, the alchemical golems on these two production lines are exactly the same, right...? I mean, including the materials that make them up and the runes that make them work?"

Nina looked up at Victor, somewhat surprised that he would ask such a question:

"That's right... Is there anything you want to ask?"

Viktor nodded and continued:

"Yes, senior."

"I just thought of it during my introductory alchemy class."

"Since these alchemical golems are all the same, why can't we standardize the entire process? For example, the parts you're maintaining don't necessarily require your repair; the alchemical golems could easily repair themselves, right?"

"For example, we can manufacture several alchemical golems specifically for maintaining production lines. Whenever a problem occurs on a production line, these maintenance alchemical golems can automatically detect the problem and repair it."

Upon hearing this, Nina couldn't help but make a strange expression:

"Victor... your idea is quite... interesting."

"However... let's put aside whether we have the capability... even if we did, what if a maintenance-type alchemical golem specifically designed to maintain the production line actually appeared? What would happen to our status as attendant apprentices..."

Upon hearing this, Viktor's face immediately showed a look of realization.

Indeed, he wasn't exactly naive; he had been a slave for over a decade before his rebirth, so he naturally understood this kind of mentality.

Mentor Manugs valued these two production lines as a source of funding, which is why he specifically recruited an apprentice to maintain and repair them.

So, putting aside Manugus's abilities, whether he could create such a repair-type alchemical golem, even assuming he could but didn't think of it, Nina, as a beneficiary, would never have brought it up even if she had.

Otherwise, where would she find such an easy, convenient job with good benefits?

But then Viktor had another question and asked again:

"Senior, putting that aside, do you know any ways to lighten your workload?"

"For example, the issue of adjusting rune structure misalignment that you demonstrated to me this morning, is there any way to reduce the probability of this relatively simple problem occurring, or even eliminate it completely?"

Nina was taken aback by the question again, then replied helplessly:

"You...you don't think I didn't think of that, do you?"

"But how could you, an apprentice who hasn't even scratched the surface of alchemy, possibly think of improving an alchemical golem created by a fully-fledged wizard?"

"I've been studying for so many years, and all I can do is repairs."

She shook her head slightly, her eyes filled with disappointment as she looked at Viktor.

I initially thought he was a smart kid, but his words are so naive and arrogant.

"So instead of thinking about how to fix this flaw, you should first learn how to understand the two books I gave you before."

"Don't let arrogance blind you, apprentice!"

Victor sensed the warning in Nina's tone, but he didn't panic. Instead, he nodded thoughtfully.

"I understand... Senior."